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🪖🇲🇲 On the ground for Myanmar's election - Southasia Weekly #100
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Raisa Wickrematunge
India denies bail to student activists held under anti-terror laws, Bangladesh suspends visa services in India, Southasia Weekly's 100th issue and more
📚 Southasia Review of Books - 31 December 2025
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📚 Southasia Review of Books - 31 December 2025
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Shwetha Srikanthan
Top reviews of 2025, India's culinary capitals, Tibetan sacred art, and more
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🇧🇩☪️ Seismic drama in Bangladesh’s politics – Southasia Weekly #99
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Raisa Wickrematunge
New political alliance between Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen’s Party, flooding in Afghanistan, Myanmar’s elections and more
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🇲🇲 🪖The “general’s election” in Myanmar – Southasia Weekly #98
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Raisa Wickrematunge
Myanmar election, mob violence in Bangladesh, Imran Khan sentenced for corruption and more
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🇧🇩🔥Bangladesh burning – Southasia Weekly #97
By
Raisa Wickrematunge
BNP leader Tarique Rahman’s return, the Kerala sexual assault case, over 200 people charged with violating election law in Myanmar and more
📚 Southasia Review of Books - 17 December 2025
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📚 Southasia Review of Books - 17 December 2025
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Shwetha Srikanthan
New from Amitav Ghosh, feminist lives in Nepal, and more
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